| Hutch the Honeybee: Melody of Courage | |
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| Kanji | 昆虫物語 みつばちハッチ〜勇気のメロディ〜 |
| Directed by | Tetsurō Amino |
| Written by | Bochibochi Uchida Juri Takeda Kundō Koyama |
| Starring | Ayaka Saitō Ayaka Wilson Naoki Tanaka Jun Komori Eiji Bandō |
| Music by | Kōichi Tsutaya |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hutch the Honeybee: Melody of Courage (昆虫物語 みつばちハッチ〜勇気のメロディ〜, Konchū Monogatari: Mitsubachi Hatchi: Yūki no Merodī, lit. A Bug's Tale: Hutch the Honeybee: Melody of Courage) is a 2010 Japanese animated film, and a remake of the television series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee.[1][2][3] The film debuted at number six at the Japanese box office.[4] The film was Group TAC's final production before it closed in August 2010.
Plot[edit]
Hutch is a male bee who, along with his friends, begins to find his mother, a queen bee, after bees have been attacked by a group of wasps. Hutch makes friends with several other insects and with Ami, a human girl who can talk to them.
Cast[edit]
- Ayaka Saitō as Hutch
- Ayaka Wilson as Ami
- Naoki Tanaka as Kunekune
- Jun Komori as Poncho
- Eiji Bandō as Koganenash
References[edit]
- ^ "The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee Anime to Get Film (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ 『アリエッティ』がトップに返り咲き！『ソルト』に『ナルト』『ハッチ』が初登場!!【映画週末興行成績】. Cinema Today (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ みつばちハッチ：東京で特別試写会 病気と闘う子ら招き. Mainichi (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Japanese Box Office, July 31-August 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Konchū Monogatari Mitsubachi Hutch: Yūki no Melody (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
